Oval Definition:oval:org.opensuse.security:def:81373
Revision Date:2017-04-18Version:1
Title:Security update for ntp (Moderate)
Description:



This ntp update to version 4.2.8p10 fixes serveral issues.

This updated enables leap smearing. See /usr/share/doc/packages/ntp/README.leapsmear for details.

Security issues fixed (bsc#1030050):

- CVE-2017-6464: Denial of Service via Malformed Config - CVE-2017-6462: Buffer Overflow in DPTS Clock - CVE-2017-6463: Authenticated DoS via Malicious Config Option - CVE-2017-6458: Potential Overflows in ctl_put() functions - CVE-2017-6451: Improper use of snprintf() in mx4200_send() - CVE-2017-6460: Buffer Overflow in ntpq when fetching reslist - CVE-2016-9042: 0rigin (zero origin) DoS. - ntpq_stripquotes() returns incorrect Value - ereallocarray()/eallocarray() underused - Copious amounts of Unused Code - Off-by-one in Oncore GPS Receiver - Makefile does not enforce Security Flags

Bugfixes:

- Remove spurious log messages (bsc#1014172). - clang scan-build findings - Support for openssl-1.1.0 without compatibility modes - Bugfix 3072 breaks multicastclient - forking async worker: interrupted pipe I/O - (...) time_pps_create: Exec format error - Incorrect Logic for Peer Event Limiting - Change the process name of forked DNS worker - Trap Configuration Fail - Nothing happens if minsane < maxclock < minclock - allow -4/-6 on restrict line with mask - out-of-bound pointers in ctl_putsys and decode_bitflags - Move ntp-kod to /var/lib/ntp, because /var/db is not a standard directory and causes problems for transactional updates.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:Reference(s):1014172
1030050
CVE-2016-9042
CVE-2017-6451
CVE-2017-6458
CVE-2017-6460
CVE-2017-6462
CVE-2017-6463
CVE-2017-6464
SUSE-SU-2017:1048-1
Platform(s):SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 is installed
  • AND Package Information
  • ntp-4.2.8p10-60.1 is installed
  • OR ntp-doc-4.2.8p10-60.1 is installed
  • BACK